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House Calendar No. 36 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 287 

[Report No. 114–135] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2577) making appropriations 

for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2016, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the 

bill (H.R. 2578) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 1, 2015 

Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2577) making 

appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, 

and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and 

for other purposes, and providing for consideration of 

the bill (H.R. 2578) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2016, and for other purposes. 

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1 Resolved, That (a) at any time after adoption of this 

2 resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of 

3 rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 

4 of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of any bill specified in section 2 of this resolution. 

6 The first reading of each such bill shall be dispensed with. 

7 All points of order against consideration of each such bill 

8 are waived. General debate on each such bill shall be con9 fined to that bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 

10 divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

11 member of the Committee on Appropriations. After gen12 eral debate each such bill shall be considered for amend13 ment under the five-minute rule. Points of order against 

14 provisions in each such bill for failure to comply with 

15 clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. 

16 (b) During consideration of each such bill for amend17 ment— 

18 (1) each amendment, other than amendments 

19 provided for in paragraph (2), shall be debatable for 

20 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 

21 proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject 

22 to amendment except as provided in paragraph (2); 

23 (2) no pro forma amendment shall be in order 

24 except that the chair and ranking minority member 

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1 tive designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amend2 ments each at any point for the purpose of debate; 

3 and 

4 (3) the chair of the Committee of the Whole 

5 may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 

6 whether the Member offering an amendment has 

7 caused it to be printed in the portion of the Con8 gressional Record designated for that purpose in 

9 clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall 

10 be considered as read. 

11 (c) When the committee rises and reports any such 

12 bill back to the House with a recommendation that the 

13 bill do pass, the previous question shall be considered as 

14 ordered on that bill and amendments thereto to final pas15 sage without intervening motion except one motion to re16 commit with or without instructions. 

17 SEC. 2. The bills referred to in the first section of 

18 this resolution are as follows: 

19 (a) The bill (H.R. 2577) making appropriations for 

20 the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and 

21 Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal 

22 year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. 

23 (b) The bill (H.R. 2578) making appropriations for 

24 the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and 

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1 Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2 2016, and for other purposes. 

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House Calendar No. 36 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 287 

[Report No. 114–135] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2577) 

September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending partments of Commerce and Justice, Science, (H.R. 2578) making appropriations for the Deposes, and providing for consideration of the bill ending September 30, 2016, and for other puropment, and related agencies for the fiscal year Transportation, and Housing and Urban Develmaking appropriations for the Departments of 

JUNE 1, 2015 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 

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